“Final Love Note” Explication
Clare Rossini’s poem “Final Love Note” is a perfect example of a poem that creates imagery with language. The title takes on a very serious sense of loss. If one were to read just the title and make a judgment as to what the poem would be about, they would probably guess the loss of a loved one, most likely through death. The speaker even gives the readers that idea in the first few lines through her language. The title and word usage of the poem makes the reader compare a human lover to what was literally lost, an elm tree. The most effective elements used in this poem are tone, symbolism, and imagery.
One finds out fairly quickly that the speaker was not referring to a human loss, but that of a huge tree that has been cut down by her house. Throughout the entire poem, however, she uses language that one would use to describe a human lover. The poem takes on a very somber tone. This, too, is due to the language and personification......
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